Ransomware Defined The word "ransomware" is a portmanteau of the words "ransom" and "malware." (Of course, "malware" is a portmanteau of the words "malicious" and "software.") In simple terms, ransomware is malicious software that takes over a computer or a network of computers and encrypts the files. Additionally, ransomware may steal files as well. The …

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Or, Why You Should Keep Your Computing Devices And Anti-virus Up-To-Date Even though I've talked about ransomware a number of times here in our blog, there were still people who really didn't understand the term until Colonial Pipeline was hit. At that point, the company shut down their pipelines and they remained closed for almost …

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